pejorative

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Scrabble points
22
Words With Friends
26
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/pɪˈd͡ʒɒɹətɪv/
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/pɪˈd͡ʒɒɹətɪv/ · /pɪˈd͡ʒoɹətɪv/ · /pɪˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ə.tɪv/ · /pəˈd͡ʒoɹətəv/

Definition of pejorative

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Disparaging, belittling or derogatory.
    “These days, on platforms like X, slopulism is a pejorative label often applied to posts by politicians and pundits alike, anyone who shares out lowest-common-denominator ideas designed to appeal to loyal political bases.”
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adj

  1. Disparaging, belittling or derogatory.
    “These days, on platforms like X, slopulism is a pejorative label often applied to posts by politicians and pundits alike, anyone who shares out lowest-common-denominator ideas designed to appeal to loyal political bases.”

noun

  1. A disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression.
    ““Get away from me, freak.” “Actually, my designation is Logic-y. I take issue with the pejorative when I am simply a product of your self-inflicted bifurcation.””

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Etymology

From Late Latin peiōrātus (“worsened”, past participle of peiōrāre (“worsen”), from Latin peior (“worse”)) + -ive. Compare French péjoratif (“depreciative, disparaging”). By surface analysis, pejorate + -ive.

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